Los Angeles, CA…On June
19, Deadline Music (a subsidiary of Cleopatra Records) will release the rare
fifth studio album from Spiders & Snakes, the storied Sunset Blvd. band
fronted by Lizzie Grey. Packaged with
bonus tracks from the original 1980 London demo featuring Nikki Sixx of Motley
Crue and Nigel Benjamin of Mott the Hoople, this LONDON DAZE release is finally
celebrating the unsung legacy of Lizzie and his place in Hollywood rock music
history.
LONDON DAZE was
originally released in 2000 through Deadline/Cleopatra Records, but a series of
epically unfortunate events, including a paperwork glitch with the label’s
distributer and most horrifically the unexpected death of bassist Leigh Lawson
just four weeks after the album’s release, prevented it from reaching the
masses. The band had to cancel its
entire U.S. tour to support the record, and the LONDON DAZE CD sat dormant in a
warehouse in the Midwest as the band was forced to re-group. “This album is like a time capsule. It’s not just nostalgia; it never got its
chance, so it’s actually new. In mint
condition!” said Lizzie.
Lizzie likes to say he has the Midas
touch, but not on himself. For decades
in bands like London, Sister and St. Valentine, he’s collaborated with people
who have gone on to luminous careers, including Izzy,
Steven, Slash, and Axl (Guns 'n Roses), Blackie Lawless (WASP), Fred Coury
(Cinderella), Nigel Benjamin (Mott The Hoople) and Desi and Lizzy
(D'Molls). Most notably, he penned
“Public Enemy #1” which went on to be a calling card for Nikki and Motley
Crue. With one foot firmly in the Sunset
Strip and the other in punk, Lizzie has kept the creative wheels turning and
never gave up on the enduring power of rock ‘n’
roll.
Given this history and
influence, Lizzie has been featured in “The Metal Years” and VH1’s “Metal
Evolution series. On LONDON DAZE, Lizzie
says, “Anyone into motivated Hollywood street rock will be getting their money’s
worth.”
In addition to Lizzie
on vocals and guitar and the late Leigh Lawson (bass), Spiders & Snakes is
Doug E. Sex (guitar) and Timothy Yasui (drums, percussion, backing
vocals).
LONDON DAZE TRACK
LIST
1. London
Daze
2. Nonstop
Rock
3. Party in
Hollywood
4. Radio
Stars
5. Don’t Know When To
Stop
6. Public Enemy
#1
7. Run, Run, Run (Jo
Jo Gunn cover)
8. Elvis’s
TV
9. Rock And Roll
Queen (Mott the Hoople
cover)
10. 2000 Rock &
Roll
Bonus
Tracks:
Original 1980 London
demo featuring Lizzie Grey, Nikki Sixx, and Nigel
Benjamin
11. Nobody Loves You
Like I Do
12.
Straight From The Heart
13. Dream Girl
“Public Enemy #1”
MP3
“Public Enemy #1”
video
LONDON DAZE will be in
stores and online retailers for MSRP of $6.98.
Spiders & Snakes will be performing summer shows, including
headlining the Glitter ‘n Glam Rock Fest at the legendary Whisky a Go Go on June
17.
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